Butter-pail



(No 55101191.)v l 'y LE ROY DAUGHERTY.

BUTTER IAIL, No. 49h40@ Patented Feb. 7, 1893.

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Nrrngo Sterns PATnNr eric BUTTER-PASL.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 491,406, dated February7, 1893.

Application tiled August 20, 1892,

To all wiz/om t may concern:

Be it known that l, LE ROY DAUGHERTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Muncie, in the county of Delaware and State of indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Butter-Fails; and l dohereby declare 'the following to be a f ull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a new and improved butter package, and moreespecially to improved means for sealing the same air tight, and to thisend it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of partshereinatt-er fully described and afterward definitely pointed out intheclaims, due reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation of myimproved butter package; Fig. 2 a top plan View thereof, and Fig. 3 avertical central section thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates the vessel intended tocontain the butter and is constructed of stone or earthenware, or anyother suitable material. Said vessel at its top is provided with anannular flange a, and upon its interior with an annular shoulder a', forthe purpose hereinafter described.

i3 indicates the cover which is of a diameter suicientto neatly tit theinteriorot the mouth ci the vessel, and rests upon a rubber gasket Cwhich in turn rests upon the shouldes d of the vessel A. Upon the upperside of the cover B is secured a cross bar D which strengthens the coverand prevents the same from being split, said cross bar preferably be ingprovided with a wear plate CZ for the purpose hereinafter made apparent.

E indicates a bar of a length sufficient to rest upon the top of thevessel A and grooved or recessed, as at e, e, upon its upper oppositeends.

F, F, indicate clamps consisting of dat strips of metal turned inwardly,as at f,f, lto engage the under side of the flange d of the vessel andat their upper ends bent inwardly at Serial No. 443,647. (No model.)

right angles as at f', f', and Fitting in the grooves or recesses c, e,of the bar E. The bent ends f', f', ot' the clamps are slotted, as atf2, f2, through which slots pass screws G, G, which enter screw threadedapertures in the bar E. The clamps F, F, can be adjusted toward or fromeach other to adapt them to vessels of dilferent sizes, and when soadjusted are maintained in place by tightening the screws G1 G. The barE, at its center, is provided with a screw threaded aperture e withinwhich is fitted a thumb screw H, which, when screwed down bears againstthe wear plate CZ on the cross bar D and forces the cover B tightly downupon the rubber gasket C resting upon the shoulder a ot' the vessel, andcloses said vessel airtight. The bar E, if preferred, may be made ofwood, and in this case I prefer to provide the aperture e of the bar Ewith a metallic bushing e2, screw threaded interiorly, for the receptionof the thumb screw H. Formed integral with the clamps F, F, are ears l,l, to which are secured the ends of a bail J, affording a convenientmeans for carrying the package.

By my improved device the package is very quickly closed air tight andthe clamps are also adapted to lit vessels of Varing sizes.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. In a butter package, the combination with thevessel A provided with a ange u., and its cover B, of the fasteningmechanism consisting of the bar E recessed upon its upper opposite endsand the clamps F, F, turned inwardly at their lower ends, as at f, toengage the flange a and bent inwardly at their upper ends, as at f2, andslotted as shown, and screws passing through said slotted ends of theclamps and engaging said bar E, substantially as described and for thepurpose specied.

2. In a butter package, the combination with the vessel A provided witha langea and its cover B, of the fastening mechanism consisting of thebar E having adjustably secured to its opposite ends clamps F, F,provided with inwardly turned ends f,f, adapted to engage the vsaidflange a, and the thumb screw H, tapped through the bar E and engagingthe cover B, the clamps F, F, being provided with ears I, I, and havingsecured therein the ends of a bail J, substantiail y as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LE ROY DAUGHERTY.

/Vitnesses:

L. SGHAEFFER, W. A. CLEVENGER.

